RUSKIN - It was a pivotal year. In 1933,
construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Adolph Hitler was
named Chancellor of Germany and the United States went off of the gold standard.

Nearly four years into the Great Depression, the year 1933
marked the end of the economic contraction and recovery had begun. It would be
nearly a decade, however, before many people could see that.

You have to admit the real, untouched Florida, except for
beaches and swamps is pretty boring. My first husband was stationed at Camp
Murphy, US Army Signal Corps, during WWII at what is now Camp James (?)
Dickinson, between Stuart & West Palm. It was scrub pine, palmetto and sand with
no redeeming features.
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What does the REAL Florida mean to you? In the coming weeks, we
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motorcycle and join us for the adventure as Finding Florida continues.

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The Changing Face of South Hillsborough:
The rumors are flying about several big box retailers moving into
south county. The facts, however, are few. Yet one in every ten new
jobs created in the entire nation came from the Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan area. South county communities are
joining forces to become a strong player in that prospering market.
How will all of the changes effect our communities and area businesses
and what can south county shoppers expect from the future?